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'Less law is better' - The Irish company law review
Major new reformed and consolidated Irish company law is imminent. The Companies Consolidation and Reform Bill, which has been in gestation for several years, is due to be published shortly...Read more
Marie Daly
Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Irish Business and Employers Confederation, Ireland
Regulatory Practice in U.S. Banking Organizations: Recent Trends and Current Developments
Various developments over the past two decades have dramatically changed the work of regulatory lawyers in large and complex U.S. banking organizations. These...Read more
John Wright
Assistant General Counsel, Regulation and Compliance Section, Wells Fargo, USA
Reach of U.S. Hands Across the Waters May Impact
It's been "a hard day's night" for in-house counsel in the U.S. as the "revolution" from corporate confidante to corporate gatekeeper continued through 2007 into 2008. During this transition claims...Read more
Susan Friedman
Area Vice President & Group Coverage Counsel, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., USA
Reflections on cross border integration of organizations in a highly regulated environment and in particular legal department's role
When European exchanges merge cross borders, the role of in-house lawyers is important, not only during the actual merger, but also post merger in relation to the integration and harmonization...Read more
Magnus Billing
General Counsel, OMX Group, Sweden
B2C sales over the internet: consumer rights and business obligations
In addition to general consumer protection, disability discrimination and privacy laws, UK businesses selling to consumers over the internet need to comply with the Distance Selling Regulations ('DSRs'), E-Commerce Regulations...Read more
Noel Tarleton
Solicitor, Office of Fair Trading, UK
The Effect of Multiple Regulatory Regimes on the Nigerian Petroleum Industry
Attention is usually focused on the legal and institutional frameworks for environmental management in Nigeria's oil industry. This area of environmental management is one in which the oil industry is...Read more
Amid Adekunle
Advisor: Regulatory Affairs Management, Chevron, Nigeria
United States Jurisdiction Abroad
The United States applies their jurisdiction abroad under several instances. This is something very important for U.S. based corporations with global operations to understand, since there might be in a...Read more
Fabiana Lacerca-Allen
Chief Compliance Officer, Cipla, USA
The definition of legal risk and its management by central banks
Currently, there are no international rules specific to central banks on what is to be understood by "legal risk" and how it should be managed. In the context of the...Read more
Katja Wurtz
Principal Legal Counsel, European Central Bank, Germany